According to all major encyclopedias, the dialect of Panama is made up of three distinct categories: traditional Spanish, invented Spanish (see: ahuevao), and hand gestures. This last category, hand gestures, is more important than anything else because it allows Panamanians to really articulate without using new vocabulary. Also popular in Panama is pointing with your mouth. Panamanians love to point off in the distance with their lips but we’ll discuss that another time.
Aside from using their pointer finger, the most used hand gesture is the snap, in which Panamanians will flap their hand up and down making a small clapping noise. If you weren’t warned, you might think that the Panamanian got lightly burned or stung by a small bug, but actually, this action is meant to indicate that something is very funny or very interesting. It takes some practice so do not just go using it right off the bat.
All party pictures of Panamanians involve at least one peace sign. If no peace sign is present, there is a 45% chance that a “surf’s up” gesture (thumb and pinkey out with other fingers tucked in) will be present. If there is no surf’s up gesture, then 98% of the time you’ll see a gang symbol hand gesture from the United States. There are no prominent crips or bloods in Panama but just looking through Facebook albums, a foreigner might think otherwise.
Note: Just because you cannot see a Panamanian, does not mean he or she is not using hand gestures. If you ever talk to a Panamanian on the phone, for example, they will always be using hand gestures on the other side. Another note: The first picture of the black man in a turtleneck is a tribute to Panamanians love for winter clothes.
Really, it has been raining for like 7 full days till now.
To the asshole who writes this blog: Don’t you have anything else to do? Why are you living in Panama anyways? if you dont like what you see, go home.
The author of this blog is one hick from the Appalachian mountains. Most Romance language speaking people use their hands a lot.
Italians, Portuguese,Spaniards,Brazilians, French, latinos,etc.
You name the Romance languages and most likely the people that speak them are so full of life and energy that it comes out in their movements and gesture.
This is why hicks are supposed to stay on their barn and not leave.
Remain out there in the mountains cooking up meth. I hope the FBI is keeping tab on you.
Hey, you came to Panama and became somebody because most likely you are white trash.
Whatever the case (meth, hick, white trash, etc)… he’s nailed it with: “Panamanians love to point off in the distance with their lips”
Gosh… I thought I was the only one who noticed that!
Whatever the case… Romance language speaking people love to use gestures.
White Trash and Meth snorting Hicks would never be able to understand this and everyone has noticed that.
I give you the very all American middle finger, aka “the finger”
Hicks and white trash use their fingers to make a nasty point.
Once again, Romance language speaking people use hands and face gestures to add spice and zest to their conversations .
Hicks could learn a thing or two from Romance language speakers.
You have got nothing better to do, I take it.
The word is out that you left the Appalachians right after raping your younger sister. Is that true?
Anyways, there are well over 300 million people in the US. Quite a few of them being hipsters, meth addicts, crackheads, schizophrenics, rednecks, you name it. Why don’t you pick on one of the above and leave all the f. alone?
It was not fun to find a link to your tasteless webpage in Reddit.
Hey, I called ‘shotgun’ on the redneck spot! Kinda apropos, yes?